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physics.optics2007★ 119 cited
Optical structure and function of the white filamentary hair covering the edelweiss bracts
Jean Pol Vigneron, Marie Rassart, Zofia Vertesy +5
The optical properties of the inflorescence of the high-altitude ''Leontopodium nivale'' subsp. ''alpinum'' (edelweiss) is investigated, in relation with its submicrometer structur…
physics.optics2007★ 9 cited
Nanomorphology of the blue iridescent wings of a giant tropical wasp, "Megascolia procer javanensis" (Hymenoptera)
Michael Sarrazin, Jean Pol Vigneron, Victoria Welch +1
The wings of the giant wasp "Megascolia Procer Javanensis" are opaque and iridescent. The origin of the blue-green iridescence is studied in detail, using reflection spectroscopy,…